Bob,
The ones who pulled out are Alex LeFur, Wick Smith, Craig Van Eaton and Garrett Norton.

They could trailer down to Anne's Beach and race the second half if they wanted to, but nobody ever does that. I suppose you could win even if you didn't get scored for the first day if you sail the second day and all the other boats sink and you have a faster time than anybody had the first day (the latter wouldn't be difficult this year).

Too much wind last year and too little this year? That means next year will be exactly right.